![A marsh Arab woman washes clothes in Al-Hammar marsh in Nassiriya, 300 km (185 miles) southeast of Baghdad January 23, 2009. Miles of reed stalks and baked mud are all that can A marsh Arab woman washes clothes in Al-Hammar marsh in Nassiriya, 300 km (185 miles) southeast of Baghdad January 23, 2009. Miles of reed stalks and baked mud are all that can](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2E780JY/a-marsh-arab-woman-washes-clothes-in-al-hammar-marsh-in-nassiriya-300-km-185-miles-southeast-of-baghdad-january-23-2009-miles-of-reed-stalks-and-baked-mud-are-all-that-can-be-seen-of-much-of-iraqs-ancient-marshes-this-year-as-a-lack-of-water-threatens-to-turn-one-of-the-worldss-most-important-wetlands-to-wasteland-picture-taken-january-23-2009-to-match-feature-iraqmarsh-water-reutersmohammed-ameen-iraq-2E780JY.jpg)
A marsh Arab woman washes clothes in Al-Hammar marsh in Nassiriya, 300 km (185 miles) southeast of Baghdad January 23, 2009. Miles of reed stalks and baked mud are all that can
![a: Inset. The entire area lay under Lake Hammar as late as 1968. Black... | Download Scientific Diagram a: Inset. The entire area lay under Lake Hammar as late as 1968. Black... | Download Scientific Diagram](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/257139694/figure/fig4/AS:573161234485248@1513663695119/a-Inset-The-entire-area-lay-under-Lake-Hammar-as-late-as-1968-Black-is-deep-water.png)
a: Inset. The entire area lay under Lake Hammar as late as 1968. Black... | Download Scientific Diagram
![Azzam Alwash enjoying an early morning trip to the Hammar Marsh on 7th November 2012 in Southern Iraq. - Wild & Scenic Film Festival Azzam Alwash enjoying an early morning trip to the Hammar Marsh on 7th November 2012 in Southern Iraq. - Wild & Scenic Film Festival](https://wildandscenicfilmfestival.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/AzzamAlwash.MarshlandDreams.jpg)
Azzam Alwash enjoying an early morning trip to the Hammar Marsh on 7th November 2012 in Southern Iraq. - Wild & Scenic Film Festival
![Herd of buffaloes crowd near the water of Al-Hammar marsh in Nassiriya, 300 km (185 miles) southeast of Baghdad January 23, 2009. Miles of reed stalks and baked mud are all that Herd of buffaloes crowd near the water of Al-Hammar marsh in Nassiriya, 300 km (185 miles) southeast of Baghdad January 23, 2009. Miles of reed stalks and baked mud are all that](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D2X2GG/herd-of-buffaloes-crowd-near-the-water-of-al-hammar-marsh-in-nassiriya-300-km-185-miles-southeast-of-baghdad-january-23-2009-miles-of-reed-stalks-and-baked-mud-are-all-that-can-be-seen-of-much-of-iraqs-ancient-marshes-this-year-as-a-lack-of-water-threatens-to-turn-one-of-the-worldss-most-important-wetlands-to-wasteland-picture-taken-january-23-2009-to-match-feature-iraqmarsh-water-reutersmohammed-ameen-iraq-2D2X2GG.jpg)